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Monetary Policy
The Bank of Albania is responsible for formulating, approving and implementing the monetary policy in the Republic of Albania.

What is Monetary Policy?
- Analyses
Markets
In order to implement the monetary policy, the Bank of Albania carries out operations in the interbank market, the foreign exchange market and the government securities market.

Markets
Financial Stability
The Bank of Albania, in cooperation with other authorities, contributes to safeguarding financial stability in Albania.

Financial Stability
- De-euroziaton package
Supervision
The Bank of Albania is responsible for the licencing and supervision of banks and other institutions that conduct banking and financial activities in the Republic of Albania.

Supervision
- Handling complaints
- Supervisory expectations for green finance
Resolution
Resolution is the use of appropriate tools in the case of troubled banks facing financial distress.

Resolution
Statistics
The Bank of Albania compiles statistics to support the decision-making processes and bodies and performs statistical functions for the public at large.

Statistics
Currency
The Bank of Albania is the sole authority for issuing banknotes and coins of legal tender in the Republic of Albania. The monetary unit of the Republic of Albania is the "Lek”.

Role of the Bank of Albania in issuing the national currency
- Currency in circulation
Payments
To promote the normal operation and functioning of the payment system, as one of its main duties, the Bank of Albania plays an active role as the operator, overseer and catalyst and reformer of the payment systems.

Payment System
Museum and education
The Bank of Albania has been committed for years to expanding and deepening financial literacy in Albania, through educational activities and publications, as well as through its Museum.

Museum and Education
- Museum of the Bank of Albania
- Education

Annual Report 2017

Author: Bank of Albania

Printed on: 24.05.2018

Production date: 24.05.2018

Material category : Periodic Publications / Annual Reports

The Annual Report of the Bank of Albania provides an analysis of the activity of the Bank of Albania over one year. It highlights the work and achievements of the Bank in view of fulfilling its medium-term development strategy goals. The Report is presented by the Governor to the Parliamentary Commission of Economy and Finance and is subsequently published in the spring of the following year. The financial statements of the Bank of Albania, together with the external auditor's opinion are an integral part of the Annual Report.

It is published, in Albanian and English, yearly.

Entire document [6.50 MB]

Contents
Mission of the Bank of Albania [316.56 KB]
Foreword by the Governor [447.05 KB]
Highlights of 2017 [353.76 KB]
Organisational structure of the Bank of Albania [57.67 KB]
Chapter I - Activity of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania [378.39 KB]
Chapter II - Activity of the Bank of Albania during 2017 [3.76 MB]
Chapter III - Development of institutional capacities [536.06 KB]
Chapter IV - Internal audit [507.54 KB]
Chapter V - Medium-term development strategy of the Bank of Albania [351.32 KB]
Financial Statements [2.62 MB]
Statistical Appendix [1.54 MB]